Hitler's Rise to Power

T. Childers once said that, “Hitler had been brought to power by politicians who did not believe in
democracy”. I believe he said that because of another quote of his, saying that even at the height of
their popularity, the Nazis position as a people's party was weak at best, saying that Hitler was made
Chancellor precisely when the Nazis were starting to lose votes.
Personally, I don't believe or support what Childers had said, but I can't say he was wrong without
knowing the full story. But, yes, I can agree with the statement since Paul von Hindenburg, not a
believer of democracy, appointed Hitler to Chancellor.

However, Hitler had the backing of wealthy businessmen such as Thyssen and Krupp, willing to
lend their support to Hitler. Hitler promised to destroy the trade unions and give the businessmen a
free hand. This led them to lend Hitler money, believing Hitler would make a better-off Germany.
I assume that many of the workers of these companies would be heavily influenced or persuaded to
also support Hitler.

Hitler was head of propaganda in the Nazi party and he was very good at “working the people” to
support him.
During the election, he used posters and mass meetings to hammer home his message. He flew
across Germany to address meetings in every major city. Then, in the 1932 presidential election,
due to the 84 year old Hindenburg not campaigning, Hitler had the entire German population
listening to him.

When the socialists, the largest party, left the government, the government was forced to rule by
presidential degree. But, when Hindenburg decided to stop this, the coalition needed a party with
enough support to give it a majority and, without the socialists, the Nazis offered the only
alternative. And since Hindenburg didn't really believe in democracy, he did not mind appointing
Hitler as Chancellor.

Due to the great depression, six million people became unemployed, with others worrying that they
too would soon lose their jobs. Many people feared that communists would rebel against the
government, something the middle class (especially) feared since they figured that their wealth and
position in society would be lost.
Since the Nazis hadn't yet been in the government and had yet to have the chance to fail, a wide
range of people decided to vote for the Nazis, overlooking the brutal nature of the SA.

So, in the end, I believe that Hitler would've rose to power without Hindenburg appointing him
Chancellor in 1933, even if it had taken Hitler years longer, I believe he could've reached the
highest point of power in Germany.